Medea Lesson Plan

Was Medea Justified?

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to understand character motivations and practice written and oral argument skills

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4

Structure:

Announce to students that they will participate in a debate. The question is: Were Medea’s actions justified?

Split the class into three groups: pro-Medea, anti-Medea, and a jury. The pro- and anti-Medea groups should work together to write a statement explaining their position. Each group should use specific quotes from the text to support their claims. The jury should work together to craft one-paragraph...